वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-3, verse-10

वैदूर्यतलसोपानैः स्फाटिकान्तरपांसुभिः ।
चारुसंजवनोपेतैः खमिवोत्पतितैः शुभैः ॥१०॥

10. vaidūryatalasopānaiḥ sphāṭikāntarapāṃsubhiḥ ,
cārusaṃjavanopetaiḥ khamivotpatitaiḥ śubhaiḥ.

10. vaidūryatalasopānaiḥ sphāṭikāntarapāṃsubhiḥ
cārusañjavanopetaiḥ kham iva utpatitaiḥ śubhaiḥ

10. vaidūryatalasopānaiḥ sphāṭikāntarapāṃsubhiḥ
cārusañjavanopetaiḥ śubhaiḥ kham iva utpatitaiḥ

10. With stairs whose surfaces were adorned with cat's eye gems, and interiors filled with crystal-like dust, these auspicious structures, endowed with a charming swiftness, appeared as if they had flown up into the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• वैदूर्यतलसोपानैः (vaidūryatalasopānaiḥ) - with stairs/steps having surfaces of cat's eye gems

• स्फाटिकान्तरपांसुभिः (sphāṭikāntarapāṁsubhiḥ) - with interior dust/particles of crystal

• चारुसञ्जवनोपेतैः (cārusañjavanopetaiḥ) - endowed with charming swiftness/rapid movement

• खम् (kham) - sky, ether, space

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• उत्पतितैः (utpatitaiḥ) - appearing as if they had flown up (by those having flown up, by those arisen)

• शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - auspicious (features) (by the beautiful, by the auspicious)

Words meanings and morphology

वैदूर्यतलसोपानैः (vaidūryatalasopānaiḥ) - with stairs/steps having surfaces of cat's eye gems

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vaidūryatalasopāna

vaidūryatalasopāna - stairs/steps with surfaces of cat's eye gems

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaidūrya+tala+sopāna)

• vaidūrya – cat's eye gem; lapis lazuli
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, flat ground, floor, sole
  noun (neuter)
• sopāna – stair, step, ladder
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the stairs of the structures.

स्फाटिकान्तरपांसुभिः (sphāṭikāntarapāṁsubhiḥ) - with interior dust/particles of crystal

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sphāṭikāntarapāṃsu

sphāṭikāntarapāṁsu - crystal dust within, interior crystal particles

Compound type : tatpurusha (sphāṭika+antara+pāṃsu)

• sphāṭika – crystalline, made of crystal; crystal
  adjective (neuter)
• antara – interior, inside, within, interval
  indeclinable
• pāṃsu – dust, sand, powder
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the interior appearance of the structures.

चारुसञ्जवनोपेतैः (cārusañjavanopetaiḥ) - endowed with charming swiftness/rapid movement

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of cārusañjavanopeta

cārusañjavanopeta - endowed with beautiful swiftness

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cāru+sañjavana+upeta)

• cāru – beautiful, lovely, charming
  adjective
• sañjavana – swiftness, rapid movement, speed
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'jan' (to be born, to produce, to move quickly), with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jan (class 4)
• upeta – possessed of, endowed with, arrived at
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from 'iṇ-' (to go) with prefix 'upa-'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: iṇ (class 2)

Note: Modifies the structures/features of the city.

खम् (kham) - sky, ether, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, ether, space, aperture

Note: Object of implied motion (utpatitaiḥ).

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

उत्पतितैः (utpatitaiḥ) - appearing as if they had flown up (by those having flown up, by those arisen)

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of utpatita

utpatita - flown up, risen, ascended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'pat' (to fall, fly) with prefix 'ut'.

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Modifies the structures/features of the city, indicating their elevated appearance.

शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - auspicious (features) (by the beautiful, by the auspicious)

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, brilliant, pleasant

Note: Modifies the structures/features of the city.